9/17/2023 0 Comments Aa zoom meetings![]() ![]() Without regular meetings and a 12-step program to follow, my underlying mental issues start to build and a drink can seem like a good idea, whatever proof I’ve had in the past that it’s really not.Ī mixture of low self-esteem, over-sensitivity, anxiety, self-pity, lack of perspective, selfishness and resentment start to bubble up. ![]() Without regular meetings and a 12-step program to follow, my underlying mental issues start to build and a drink can seem like a good idea, whatever proof I’ve had in the past that it’s really not. Somehow, sitting in an old community centre, on a plastic seat with a mug of instant coffee and faded calico banners on the wall, listening to how people burnt their lives to the ground with alcohol and then rebuilt them with the help of AA, is what I need to stay well.īecause, the thing is, alcoholism is more a disease of the mind than a disease of the bottle. They may not look glamorous when you see them on television and in films - and indeed they’re usually really not - but they give me the uplift of identification and spiritual therapy I need to keep my disease under control. For the past 11 years the longest I’ve been without a meeting is five days, and I normally try and do four a week. I haven’t sat in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in 11 weeks. ![]()
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